Memphis and Shelby County formally affirmed their “sister city” relationship with a longtime cultural ally, Porretta Terme, a ...

(AP Photo/George Walker IV) Noah Hand plays the bass during rehearsal ... and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits. At Stax Music Academy, young musicians rehearse ...

Porretta Terme has been a longtime cultural ally of Memphis, hosting an annual festival celebrating soul and blues music, particularly Stax Records ... and clapping hand emojis — showered ...

Rod Stewart has always had a deep love for soul music. While best known for his raspy rock vocals and chart-topping hits like ...

He fought back by refusing to hand over the tapes for Damn the Torpedoes ... An honorable mention is due to Duck Dunn of Stax Records fame, who played the subtle yet highly effective bass part ...

As selected by the UCR staff, the Top 40 Songs of 1985 were both from the past and looking forward in their sound. The old ...

The records coming out of Motown, Stax, and Atlantic found their way into ... Womack, on the other hand, recognized Stewart’s appreciation for soul and saw him as someone who understood what ...

If you walked into any of the funky old blues joints of Oakland — Mile Hi Club, Esther’s Orbit Room, the Continental Club — throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, you were likely to run into Lee ...

He continues, “I want to contribute a real old-school, Stax Records-style situation where we’re delivering these hand-crafted gifts made with love for you to unwrap. And I want it to be that f ...

The after-school program is right next door to the former studio of Stax Records in Memphis ... (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Noah Hand plays the bass during rehearsal at the Stax Music Academy, ...

with an emphasis on Stax Records (performers at the festival have included Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes and Booker T. & the MG's). Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each ...